Can I get a permanency rating before I get my hip, knee or shoulder replacement? The short answer is “yes.” Experienced workers compensation lawyer Doug Landau notes that if an injured worker had a leg amputation, even with a prosthetic device, they still have had a 100% loss of the limb. Therefore, they should get
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Under the sign for the hamburger venue Smashburger at Reagan National Airport (DCA), airport injury attorney Doug Landau observed a number of: Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) cars, airline luggage tugs, fuel trucks, passenger transport mini buses, ramp vehicles and electric maintenance Cushman carts zipping around the “Air Operations Area” (AOA). The Air Operations Area
Continue readingUnlike a car crash or other accidental injury case, Virginia Workers’ Compensation cases have no absolute settlement date. In other words, a workers’ compensation case in Virginia and Washington, D.C. can go on for years and even decades. At the Abrams Landau law office, we have some files that are nearing three decades old for
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In Virginia, like many other states where Herndon injury and disability lawyer Doug Landau is licensed to practice law, if you are injured while working and your employer has workers’ compensation, you cannot sue your employer. Instead, you should report your injury to your employer immediately, and either file a claim with the Virginia Workers’
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Yesterday we started out discussion on help for international airline injury cases, today we continue to help answer your questions. Click here to read part 1 of this blog post on our Airport Injury Lawyer blog. WHAT ARE THE LEVELS OF LIABILITY UNDER THE MONTREAL CONVENTION? Once jurisdiction under the Montreal Convention is proven, then
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There’s a treaty for injured international air travelers. Injuries and accidents during an international flight occur, despite the airlines best efforts regarding safety and first aid training. When a passenger on a flight is injured, their right to compensation will probably be governed by an international treaty. The treaty between countries that international airline injuries
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After a multiyear slide in passengers, Dulles International Airport (IAD) bounced back with a gradual increase in passengers year after year. According to a recent Washington Post article, for the first time since 2014, more travelers flew through Dulles than Reagan National Airport (DCA) last year. In 2018, 24.1 million passengers came through Dulles—a 5.1
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Whether you simply noticed a safety hazard at your workplace or you were injured at work due to a safety hazard, you should file a complaint to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), an agency of the United States Department of Labor. If it’s not an emergency, it is best to file a written
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If you’re planning on flying anytime soon and you wanted to bring your Macbook with you, you’ll want to keep reading. In June 2019, Apple issued a voluntary recall of a number of 15-inch Macbook Pro laptops due to concerns over the lithium ion battery and the potential to catch fire. In August 2019, the
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In 2018, there were over 4.3 billion passengers worldwide on commercial airlines and over 100,000 flights per day. That’s a lot of people in the air trusting airlines to get them safely from one place to another! Airlines are responsible for ensuring that passengers are safe from preventable injuries and they may be at least
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